There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kandy by plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kandy
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kandy (KDW)plane EDI - KDW
18h 29mRs 105,131–385,431Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hatton (NUF)plane EDI - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandytaxi
19h 19mRs 107,531–388,331Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane EDI - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
20h 20mRs 108,731–389,931Fly Edinburgh Airport to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
16h 57mRs 178,854–308,854Fly Edinburgh Airport to Jaffna, train, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jaffna (JAF)plane EDI - JAF
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Kurunegalatrain
- Take the taxi from Kurunegala to Kandytaxi
29h 37mRs 157,931–717,281Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
18h 3mRs 172,150–255,999
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kandy is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 260000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kandy is to fly which takes 16h 57m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kandy is 9007 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 5h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:34 AM in Edinburgh and 11:04 AM in Kandy.
There are 1447+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cinnamon Air, and Turkish Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kandy (KDW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hatton via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–340,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–700,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Kurunegala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–10,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,800–10,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,200–7,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,200–7,400
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 24,000–32,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 95,000–110,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–6,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Shan Cabs
- Phone
- +94 77 67 47 747
- Website
- shancab.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kurunegala Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 48 54 606
- Website
- kurunegalataxi.com
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